INVENTOR
James Dyson
1947 - Today

James Dyson
Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2023, he was the fifth-richest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated family net worth of £23 billion. As of March 2025, Forbes lists Dyson's net worth as $13.3 billion. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Dyson is the 208th most popular inventor (down from 179th in 2019), the 2,139th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,547th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, James Dyson ranks 208 out of 426. Before him are Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Josip Belušić, Max Skladanowsky, Reginald Fessenden, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and Royal Rife. After him are Édouard Branly, Charles Xavier Thomas, Helmut Gröttrup, Lou Ottens, Yuan Longping, and Ernst Alexanderson.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBartolomeu de Gusmão
1685 - 1724
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 202
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 203
Max Skladanowsky
1863 - 1939
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 204
Reginald Fessenden
1866 - 1932
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 205
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 206
Royal Rife
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 207
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 208
Édouard Branly
1844 - 1940
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 209
Charles Xavier Thomas
1785 - 1870
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 210
Helmut Gröttrup
1916 - 1981
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 211
Lou Ottens
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 212
Yuan Longping
1930 - 2021
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 213
Ernst Alexanderson
1878 - 1975
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 214
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, James Dyson ranks 249. Before him are David Helfgott, Novruz Mammadov, Laurie Anderson, Daishiro Yoshimura, William Atherton, and Ján Pivarník. After him are Sogyal Rinpoche, Michel Sardou, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Emmylou Harris, Andréa Ferréol, and Malcolm Ranjith.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsDavid Helfgott
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 243
Novruz Mammadov
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 244
Laurie Anderson
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 245
Daishiro Yoshimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2003
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 246
William Atherton
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 247
Ján Pivarník
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 248
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 249
Sogyal Rinpoche
WRITER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 250
Michel Sardou
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 251
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 252
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 253
Andréa Ferréol
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 254
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 255
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Dyson ranks 2,139 out of 8,785. Before him are George Whitefield (1714), Rebecca West (1892), Archibald Leitch (1865), Caratacus (15), Donald Maclean (1913), and Arthur Rostron (1869). After him are Bernard Williams (1929), Dick Taylor (1943), Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), Vanessa Bell (1879), and Jack Charlton (1935).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGeorge Whitefield
WRITER
1714 - 1770
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,133
Rebecca West
WRITER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,134
Archibald Leitch
ARCHITECT
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,135
Caratacus
POLITICIAN
15 - 54
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,136
Donald Maclean
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,137
Arthur Rostron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1940
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,138
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,139
Bernard Williams
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,140
Dick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,141
Rædwald of East Anglia
POLITICIAN
550 - 624
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 2,142
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1929
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,143
Vanessa Bell
PAINTER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,144
Jack Charlton
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 2,145
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, James Dyson ranks 30. Before him are Oliver Lodge (1851), Robert Watson-Watt (1892), Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Sandford Fleming (1827), Matthew Boulton (1728), and William Murdoch (1754). After him are David Edward Hughes (1831), Jethro Tull (1674), Elihu Thomson (1853), Hubert Cecil Booth (1871), Robert Whitehead (1823), and Henry Maudslay (1771).
Oliver Lodge
1851 - 1940
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 24
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 25
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 26
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 27
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 28
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 29
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 30
David Edward Hughes
1831 - 1900
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 31
Jethro Tull
1674 - 1741
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 32
Elihu Thomson
1853 - 1937
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 33
Hubert Cecil Booth
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 34
Robert Whitehead
1823 - 1905
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 35
Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 36